Sat 13 Apr 2019: Global lender says the cyclone affected about 3 million people, damaging infrastructure and livelihoods A strong cyclone that cut a deadly swath through Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe last month is expected to cost the three countries more than $2bn, the World Bank has said. Early estimates pointed to Cyclone Idai costing $2bn “for the infrastructure […]
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Sat 13 Apr 2019: Over 137,000 Somalia citizens have been forced to flee their homes in the first quarter of 2019, an international humanitarian agency said on Thursday. “Over 137,000 people fled their homes in the first quarter of 2019, according to the UNHCR led Protection Returns Monitoring Network. The number of people displaced has […]
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Fri 12 Apr 2019: Demonstrators in Khartoum insist a civilian government must replace Omar al-Bashir As rumours spread that their long-time ruler was finally on his way out, the atmosphere on the streets of Khartoum was victorious. “The regime has fallen,” people chanted. Flags waved, people danced and sang, and everyone’s hands were up in […]
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Thu 11 Apr 2019: President arrested after months of protests that escalated with mass sit-in on Saturday Sudan’s army has removed President Omar al-Bashir from power after 30 years, following months of protests that escalated at the weekend when demonstrators began a sit-in outside the defence ministry compound in central Khartoum. Bashir had been arrested “in a […]
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Thu 11 Apr 2019: Several protests have been reported across the South Africa on Thursday morning. Protesters brought Tshwane to a standstill, with protest action reported across various areas in the capital city. Areas affected included Hammanskraal, Soshanguve, Mabopane, Temba and Lotus Gardens to the N4 Magalies highway. The N1 North has also been closed […]
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Thu 11 Apr 2019: KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s army deployed troops around the defense ministry, while soldiers and security agency personnel were deployed on key roads and bridges in Khartoum early on Thursday, as thousands of people flocked to an anti-government protest outside the ministry, a Reuters witness said. Earlier, state television said the armed […]
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Wed 10 Apr 2019: Locals say suspected ISIS-linked Boko Haram fighters were behind the attack Boko Haram fighters attacked the city of Damaturu in north-east Nigeria on Tuesday, after the country’s military evacuated thousands of people from a nearby village in preparation for an offensive. Two residents of the Yobe state capital said Boko Haram […]
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Tue 9 Apr 2019: CAPE TOWN – State-owned power utility Eskom on Monday urged South Africans to use electricity efficiently to minimise load shedding during cold weather conditions. Eskom said the demand for electricity was projected to increase and the power system was forecast to be tight for this week. The winter plan indicates […]
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Tue 9 Apr 2019: The paper has reported that ‘authorities are [now] certain’ there was a lot of money hidden in the bunker at the time. Former president Jacob Zuma will reportedly take legal action against the Sunday Times and the journalist “in her personal capacity” following a story claiming he allegedly agreed to keep […]
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Tue 9 Apr 2019: IGBO ORA, Nigeria – In a dusty school playground in southwest Nigeria, the rows of children lined up to return to their classrooms are dotted with the faces of identical twins. Sights like this can be seen everywhere in Igbo Ora, where a banner welcomes visitors to the “twins capital of […]
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